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posttraumatic atrophy of bone — posttraumatic osteoporosis … Medical dictionary
Osteoporosis — Thinning of the bones with reduction in bone mass due to depletion of calcium and bone protein. Osteoporosis predisposes a person to fractures, which are often slow to heal and heal poorly. It is more common in older adults, particularly post… … Medical dictionary
Sudeck atrophy — posttraumatic osteoporosis … Medical dictionary
Leriche disease — posttraumatic osteoporosis … Medical dictionary
Sudeck disease — posttraumatic osteoporosis … Medical dictionary
Sudeck atrophy (disease) — Su·deck atrophy (disease) (sooґdek) [Paul Hermann Martin Sudeck, German surgeon, 1866–1938] posttraumatic osteoporosis; see under osteoporosis … Medical dictionary
Atrophy — Wasting away or diminution. Muscle atrophy is wasting of muscle, decrease in muscle mass. A nerve can also show atrophy. For example, atrophy of the optic nerve diminishes vision. * * * A wasting of tissues, organs, or the entire body, as from… … Medical dictionary
complex regional pain syndrome — (CRPS) a chronic pain syndrome of uncertain pathogenesis, usually affecting an extremity, and characterized by intense burning pain, changes in skin color and texture, increased skin temperature and sensitivity, sweating, and edema. Type 1… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Distal radius fracture — Classification and external resources Colles fracture on X ray. ICD 10 S52.5 … Wikipedia
